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When the day came for Roxy Danckwerts to say goodbye to Bumi, Moyo and five others she has rehabilitated and raised at her elephant nursery in Zimbabwe, it was a bittersweet moment.
Before attending the 31st FISU World University Games in Sichuan, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the site of a section of an ancient road system known as “Shudao” in Guangyuan; which winds its way through rugged mountains and ancient trees. There, Xi learned about efforts surrounding ecological conservation.
Since being rescued on Christmas Day and taken to a sanctuary aged just three days old, Eliot has been helped through the tough times - by two friendly older elephants.
Beatrix the orphan baby elephant was nursed back to good health but her traumatic start to life had left her feeling timid all the time.
Zimbabwe rescuers found an elephant calf wandering alone entangled in a trapping snare with almost her entire ear amputated.